Minute from Robert Hudson [Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries], and 1st Lord Woolton [Minister of Food, earlier Frederick Marquis] on the provision of a sugar ration for bees.

Minute from WSC to the Minister of Agriculture [Robert Hudson] and the Minister of Food [1st Lord Woolton, earlier Frederick Marquis] on the discontinuance of the sugar ration to domestic bee keepers, demanding to know the saving in "starving the bees of private owners". [Carbon].

Letter from Lucien Wolf (15 Brunswick Square, London) to WSC urging that the Board of Agriculture be revitalised and advocating a scheme of land reform and other measures as the most effective way of countering Tariff Reform. Signed typescript. Annotated that WSC protests against Wolf's attributing to him an idea for a system of bounties.

Letter from Sir John Elliott (Board of Agriculture and Fisheries) to WSC on a scheme to clear off the unsatisfied demand for small holdings. Annotated that the letter was acknowledged saying WSC will be glad to help.

Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] advising that discussions on Wheat Agreement are progressing.

Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] on Cabinet opinion that the Wheat Conference cannot be settled as agreement would imply Anglo-United States interference in European Agricultural policy. [See CHAR 20/44/17-19 for Roosevelt's reply].

Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC on distribution of wheat on international basis, with implications for post-war Europe. [First page of telegram at folio 19; see also CHAR 20/43/100-104 ].

Letter from WSC to Sir John Sutherland thanking him for his service to the Forestry Commission, on his resignation.

Letter from WSC to Sir William Jowitt [Paymaster-General] advising discretion on reconstruction plans, for example on agriculture, which may have international implications.

Letter from WSC to Major Albert Braithwaite, thanking him for suggestions on improvements in the agricultural sphere, particularly relating to shortages of labour and building supplies.

Letter from Colonel Sir Henry Fairfax-Lucy (Maxton, St Boswells [Roxburghshire, Scotland]) to [John] Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary, (10 Downing Street) on agricultural labour shortages, blaming problems on the Ministry of Labour. Signed typescript followed by carbon of acknowledgement.

Correspondence between [Prime Minister's Private Secretaries, John] Colville and "J H P" [John Peck] and H Meadows (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) on allegations from [Colonel] Sir Henry Fairfax-Lucy about agricultural labour shortages. Carbon copies and signed typescript.

Letter from "J R C" [John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Colonel Sir Henry Fairfax-Lucy responding to allegations about agricultural labour shortages. Carbon copy.

Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Addison on the separate responsibilities of the Development Committee and the Agricultural Research Council; the former confined to recommendations to the Treasury of how funds should be distributed.

Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Addison [Development Commission] enquiring about the outcome of conversations with the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir Kingsley Wood] and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries [Robert Hudson] about their division of responsibility.

Memorandum by the Director of the Trade Division, Admiralty, on supplies of wheat and meat, with covering note by WSC, circulating it to the Cabinet "While not accepting all of the propositions advanced...I consider that it deserves careful study" [printed].

Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on hardship inflicted on fishermen by illegal trawling, and the use of assigning ships to help the police against the trawlers. [Carbon].

Pamphlet - Agriculture - The Home Market and National Security - Views of The National Farmers' Union on current agricultural problems, (Second Edition) Published by the National Farmers' Union (N.F.U. No. 51).

Letter from Professor Robert Wallace (the University, Edinburgh, [Scotland]) to WSC enclosing an article on the importation of Canadian cattle [see CHAR 2/118/24].

Article on Professor Robert Wallace's criticism of the conclusions of the Royal Commission on the importation of store cattle with regard to the importation of Canadian cattle. Sent with CHAR 2/118/23.

Letter from Kenneth Lyon [private secretary to the Secretary of State for War] (War Office) to Edward Marsh returning CHAR 2/122/38 and commenting on the possibility of the War Office releasing Deptford cattle market [London].

Letter from A E Southernwood (142 Waller Road, New Cross, [London]) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/122/39 and CHAR 2/122/40 and hoping that WSC will get the War Office to keep its promise to release Deptford cattle market [London].

Letter from Edward Marsh to A E Southernwood reporting that WSC understands that the War Office do not believe that [the re-opening of Deptford cattle market] is yet a practical commercial proposition. Carbon typescript copy.

Circular letter from Pembroke Wicks (Conservative and Unionist Central Office) giving an addition to the questionnaire relating to the National Farmers' Union.